At DEM Party Congress, Tülay Hatimoğulları Salutes Öcalan, Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ: ‘A Congress of Preparation’
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At a glance
- DEM Party co-chair Tülay Hatimoğulları described the party’s fifth ordinary congress as a preparatory and transitional gathering.
- She said the party aims to renew itself and prepare for a new period centered on peace and a democratic society, while saluting Abdullah Öcalan, Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ.
Tülay Hatimoğulları framed the DEM Party’s fifth ordinary congress as a moment of preparation rather than a routine party gathering.
“We are here not to repeat ourselves, but to renew ourselves,” Hatimoğulları said. She described the congress as “a congress of preparation and a threshold” for the new period.
We are here not to repeat ourselves, but to renew ourselves.
The DEM Party co-chair said the party was preparing for a new phase built around its goals of peace and a democratic society. During her address, she also sent greetings to Abdullah Öcalan, Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ.
A congress of preparation and a threshold.
Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.